Seattle Times Company v. LeatherCare, Inc.

Filing 359

MINUTE ORDER: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit having issued its mandate in Nos. 18-35773, 18-35966, 19-35056, 19-35068, 19-35252, and 19-35433, and the Judgment entered on August 15, 2018, in Case No. C15-1901, docket no. 2 71, and the Supplemental Judgment entered on April 17, 2019, in Case No. C15-1901, docket no. 337, having been affirmed, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: The request for an extension of time to tax costs made by Touchstone SLU LLC and TB T S/RELP LLC ("Touchstone"), in Case No. C15-1901, docket no. 281 , which was stayed pending Touchstone's unsuccessful appeal from the Minute Order entered October 16, 2018, in Case No. C15-1901, docket no. 288 , see Minute Order at 1(a) (C15-1901, docket no. 311 ), is DENIED. The parties in Case No. C15-1901 are DIRECTED to file a Joint Status Report within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Minute Order indicating why the stay of execution of the Judgment and Supplemental Judgment described above should not be lifted forthwith. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (MW)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SEATTLE TIMES COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
C13-1463 TSZ

v.
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY,

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Defendant.

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SEATTLE TIMES COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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C15-1901 TSZ

v.
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LEATHERCARE, INC.,
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Defendant,
v.

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TOUCHSTONE SLU LLU; and
TB TS/RELP LLC,
Third-Party Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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(1)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit having issued its
mandate in Nos. 18-35773, 18-35966, 19-35056, 19-35068, 19-35252, and 19-35433, and
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the Judgment entered on August 15, 2018, in Case No. C15-1901, docket no. 271, and the
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no. 337, having been affirmed, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:
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(a) The request for an extension of time to tax costs made by
Touchstone SLU LLC and TB TS/RELP LLC (“Touchstone”), in Case No. C151901, docket no. 281, which was stayed pending Touchstone’s unsuccessful
appeal from the Minute Order entered October 16, 2018, in Case No. C15-1901,
docket no. 288, see Minute Order at ¶ 1(a) (C15-1901, docket no. 311), is
DENIED.

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(b)
The parties in Case No. C15-1901 are DIRECTED to file a Joint
Status Report within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Minute Order indicating
why the stay of execution of the Judgment and Supplemental Judgment described
above should not be lifted forthwith.
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The stay in Case No. C13-1463 is hereby LIFTED and the case is
returned to the active docket. The parties have indicated that the briefing on
motions for attorneys’ fees relating to the appeal in C15-1901 was completed on
November 9, 2020, and they are waiting for the Ninth Circuit to rule on those
motions before engaging in mediation. See Joint Status Report (C13-1463, docket
no. 196). The parties know the range of attorneys’ fees at issue, and their proposal
to provide another status report within 90 days after the Ninth Circuit rules on the
pending motions is DENIED. Within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Minute
Order, the parties shall file a Joint Status Report indicating when they will be
prepared to proceed to trial in this matter.
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record.

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

Dated this 23rd day of November, 2020.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Gail Glass
Deputy Clerk

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